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Here is the exerpt from Microsoft.http://support.microsoft.com/support/ServiceWare/IE/Exp50/EA30XNBCU.ASP

Active Desktop does not appear after installing IE 5.0 due to design.
Cause:

The Active Desktop is not a feature of Internet Explorer 5.0. The Active Desktop will only appear if you are running Windows 98, or if it was installed with Internet Explorer 4.0, and you upgraded to Internet Explorer 5.0.

Solution:

As a workaround, if Internet Explorer 4.0 was previously installed on your computer, remove Internet Explorer 5.0, install the Active desktop, and reinstall Internet Explorer 5.0, or install Windows 98.

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Hi,

I would not uninstall IE5, because windows does not delete all the files from IE5, and you will have a lot of problems running IE4.

Mircosoft does not tell you this, and you will have a lot of headaches.

I would get the latest version of IE5 that will correct the Active Desktop problem.

There is a new verison of IE5.5, but it is still full of bugs as usual with all of Microsoft softwares, and I would suggest that you do not use this version.

To update all of your software go to Cnet Catchup Services at
http://www.catchup.com/
It is free to signup and it checks your entire computer software.

Good luck,

Don Thibodaux, Computer Technology Consultant.

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